The Saline County journal. [volume] (Salina, Kan.) 1871-1893, 1887-01-13
PETITION

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PETITION.
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To rmE HoSoRkHLE Board o. Corxry Cnuu1s
sloSEn-. N rHE CUvNri oP SALINE. STATE %
kASsAs,
We, the undersigned, your petition each
being resident taxpayer Of the tuwnahip o.
Liberty, On the county Of saline state Of Kansas
respectfully Petition your honorable body 10 sub
NIT 20 the qualified electors Of said township for
their acceptance rejection. a. special election
10 b. Urdcud BY your honorable BODY. under and
IN pursuance 81 the laws uf kansas and Ire Act
entiiird An Act 70 enable eouutiss tuunships
and ciiies 20 aid Ia the construction Of raiirnn-a
ard % repeal section eight OF chapter Thirty nine
Of the iaua oi lsat approved February g1fh Is-r
aud The aule Huulent therrto and acts snppleinen-
tai thereof, the following proposition, with the
terms and Conditions herein speclnr1l to-vit.
shall the township 81 Liberty, 10 the county Of
saline, ~ the state of Kansas, subscribe Tor une
Hundred Shares. Of One Hundred Dollars each. of
the capital stock % The Couuril Grove Smukv
alley A Western Railway Company in gausTs.
aud tn payment thereof issue % the said rnfiwnv
cunpany ten OF thr bonds OF slid i0En.hlp ~ the
DENOMINATION OF one Thousaud foliar- each or =,
many thereof not exceeding said nuuher A. snail
amount 10 not exceeding iour Thousand doiars
per mue Of railway track Constructed ln aid
township By said amgay company said honds ID
be payable 20 bearer a. the .nscai agencF OF the
state Of Kansas IN New YORK City. thirty Vearr
aier date thereof. bearing ipterest a che rite or
si1 per cent. per annum, interest PAYABLE semi
annually. for which interest COUPONS shall IL
attached nayahie a. the hacal agcucF Aforesaid
this subscription o. STOCK and Of bonds being
upou the iolluEing condition, namely. A. stou
said proposition shall he determined In The
am rmatiFe by canvass or the votes east A. such
election the board Of county commissioner Of
aid county Of saline Tor and 90 hehair OF aid
township Of Liberty, shall order the county CLERK
Co make aud the county clerk shall make said sub
E-urtion in the name Of said TOW nship u Liberty
isT I'D one hundred shares Of capital so, ( 10
said railway company. And when the railroad q.
SAID railway company shall Be Completed and
built and Ia operation By lease or otherwise f,tn
Gypsum CITY, 70 within oue-fourth mile Of the
UnIun Pacihc Dept. Bridgeport saline countv.
In the state OF kanaas then ths said county cum
missionera shall cause such bonds With counons
attached a. Aforesaid 70 be issued On the name Of
aid liheliy tornshiP, and shall deliver the same
10 said railway company ou delivery or tender 10
the county clerk Of said county Of - line In bebaIf
Of said township Of Liberty, q ccrtidcaie for aid
shares Of the fu paid capital stock Of said rniuaT
company, equal IN anonnt with said bonds dollar
for dollar. That said company shall locate and
maintain such Suitable and lhcieut DEPOT huitf.
inEs aud TRACK facilities within one miie OF the
center Of the rAiiEay track built On sad township
ny % sad township.
Provided aid railroad shall BE- built and com
pleted and In operation, By lease or otherwise a.
Aforesaid. ouoi before the Jisi day Of DecemBer.
form Of baUts % be used a. said election shall be-
For tire subscription Of stock and issue Of bonds
% the Council Gr0Te, smoky Valley a Western
Railway Company Do kansas, aui "Againsf the
subscription Of stock and issue Of boiids Tor fhr
COuncii 6rofe, smoky Valley h Western Rsiiuay
Company In Kansas
Aud Where's, The said petition being duly
hlcd and nov SCI down tor hearing and the aid
board Of county commissioners having duly exam
ined aud considered the same and being uiIg
advised IN ths premises. the said hoand DO dnd
and declare that aid petition D. In Wufing. that
10 b subscribed By more than tHo-dfths Is-sf of
the resident la2payers OF said Liberty township
IN a1id county VI saline; that Dc desiEnates the
said me Cuuneil 6roTe' smoky Valley a West
ern kai,aay Compsnyin kanaas ~ the COMPANY
% which % = proposed 20 extend AID ia the CON
aiructlou aud DuiidinE u ta railroad into within
and through raid Liberty township and the
am1uut Of capital stock Of aid COMPANY for hfrh
Il h proposed that sid Liberty i0Wnshlp shall
SUITS rine that u sets iouh the terms of prT-
unent i0r said stock, together vita the terms ana
eonaiioia uPgn shieh q = proP'aed 70 make SAID
subscription, and the ballot 10 b. usad ai raid
election, asked and prayed o. be held iu slid LIZ
erty township that the said peiiilon Is in al r.
specia 10 conformity 70 law.
NcW, Therefore, IN acc0riance With The praver
Of sid petitiou- aud pursuant ~ and by vinue
and under the authority Of the several sfatules
IN such csse made and provided. u l. heruBy or
dercd aud declared By the said board thai the
prayer Of sid peiItion BE- ana the same b hereby
grlnisi, and that q special election b. held 10
said Liberty township, county OF Saline. on The
lgth dag o. February, A. d., iss, for the purpose
u voting on aid pr0posiflou. and that 10 sad
speCiai eiection the question aud Proposition a.
80 iorth % the hcrrinbeiure recited psiitiou III
Of which ssid PETITION l. hereby made pari Of
thia ordsf-shail b. AID h hereby submiiteu 10
re J. gal and qualih a eiectOra % aaid LIBERTY
tou nship, county or saline. for theif decision b.
voting bg ballot tAereou. a. In sad petition des-
isuatad.
And ii b further ordered and declared that saii
election - h-d a the usual place Of hold ng elec
tons m aid Liberty township and thnf 10 b.
held, and that The refurna BE- male, and the re-.
sun - aseertained hnd declared % The same
manner ~ = provided By lau, iar holding runrr-
Al electiura, and that tie bailola used ID said
election shall have written or printed thereon the
uofds -for the Subscription Of stock aud is.ue
OF Bends % the cuuucil ffroFs smoky aiieF a
Western Railway Company In kans1s. - " the
uurIiss -AEainst the Subscription % ,tocE and
Issue Of Bonds % The Counefl Grove, smoky Val
ieg western Railway Company 10 kansHa. %
safd ballots o. - counted for Or aralnst aid
prurozi ion accordingly
And Il d further ordered By aid board that the
1herlu q taid sHline eountT make due rrpcinfua-
Of nd Liberty t5Etship nfthe sabmlssion Of sali
question an1 pfOFuaitlon 80 forih 10 sid pei
tlun and this order 70 and ior their decision. a.
The special election, 70 ~ held rs aiorrsaid bg
PUB lishins the nd pre- lamaiion Tor thiffy days
or more ne1t preceding the day Of hoidinE saif
election. ln thr eaiias County Journal, q neHs-
paper pubiished Ia ths ely u saiina. IN a. .
coaniy, and having gcueral clrruiatiou On ttii
LiberIy township und oounty uI aafiae and that
10 sais PROCLAMATION The AID shsTid 80 IRA
thia order rsciiing aid pefiii1n.
And TIE counfy clerk q aid county and eE-
ooclo eierk Of thls hoard, ia hereby directed 20
issue 70 ne sheff o. Md couniy % saline. STATE
u kans.s, duly esrtiasd CPS q this order.
Dons b the board q e0unty ecmmlrsi8uert. Of
The couuty o. saline, 6tzts % kau9as this liza
day o. January, A. d iss7.
n Bad COsaiB osa,asi,rflas1g q ~ soua'y o.
saiiss.
Azsos NulEE. .chsirusn.
A. L. DopgE, f,r...t. 80 ~
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Attest - JosEFu saEsEsr
laEaI rnuuff CLERK